(I did, and maybe you did too). The answer is always the same: “My dear young student, this discrepancy is easily explained. The first cervical nerve runs superior to the first cervical vertebra, the ...

In its earliest stages, however, shingles can be slightly more insidious. That’s because the infection begins with nerve discomfort: a deep burning, sharp tingling, or deep-seated itch in an ...

Older adults who received the shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia over the next seven years than those who didn’t receive the vaccine. The corresponding study was published in ...

Shingles occurs when the virus responsible for chickenpox, varicella-zoster, reactivates later in life. This virus can lie dormant for decades within nerve cells. As the immune system weakens with ...

If it infects an eye it can cause vision loss. Up to 20% of shingles patients suffer excruciating nerve pain months or even years after the rash itself is gone. It’s not clear exactly how ...

And which Frisch's remain open across the Cincinnati region? Here's a map and list. Looking to try Dolly's Burgers and Shakes? The chain opened two Cincinnati locations in former Frisch's Big Boy ...